The humanitarian crisis at Rikers Island

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🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Twelve people at Rikers Island have died in custody so far this year. The pandemic is only part of the problem, explains Nick Pinto, who is covering the string of deaths for the Intercept. Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Haleema Shah. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.4	Riker's Island has always been famous.
0:42.0	It's one of the largest correctional facilities in the world.
0:46.4	And since it's a jail, 85% of people are there
0:50.2	because they're awaiting trial or had a parole violation.
0:53.2	Which means the vast majority of people held there are still presumed innocent.
1:05.1	But Riker's notoriety doesn't come from its size or the number of people there.
1:10.1	It comes from its reputation for exceptional violence.
1:17.2	Lately, things have gotten so bad, even by Riker's Island standards,
1:21.7	that its own staff has said people are not safe there.
1:25.0	There's been another death of a detainee on Riker's Island.
1:28.1	Department of Corrections says a person in custody
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